They did not come here by chance. The meres were full of fish and offered everything they needed to live, hunt and gather food for a while. Their camps were set up safely and dry on the sandy ridges along the edges of the Sarsven.
Finds from the Middle Stone Age have also been discovered here. Flint tools, dating from around 10,500 to 5,300 BC, tell the story of hunters who carefully worked the hard stone into hand axes, arrowheads and harpoons. With these, they hunted land animals and caught fish in the area’s shallow waters.
Those who walk through Sarsven and De Banen today can once again glimpse something of that ancient landscape. Thanks to a carefully planned nature restoration project, the meres, wet banks and open natural areas have returned. Plants and animals that already thrived here in the Stone Age have also found their place again. A walk here is therefore not only a journey through remarkable nature, but also through a landscape that holds thousands of years of history.
Visitor tip:
Combine your visit with the Eynderhoof Open-Air Museum in Nederweert, which has an extensive collection of finds.
PLEASE NOTE: The route to the location follows a walking and cycling path. This is a side path off Banendijk in Nederweert-Eind.
Also find the other Archeo Route Limburg locations